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Recent Examples of cricket
Grave and White both hope the summer’s matches in Oakland will help grow the game before cricket makes its debut in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
While the Mumbai players were jubilant, Australian cricket great Meg Lanning cut a forlorn figure after Delhi’s heart-breaking eight-run defeat.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Founded by Pip Durell, who grew up wearing hand-me-down cricket jumpers and rugby shirts, WNU has crafted this timeless collection to celebrate both the preppy style and sporting tradition that has become a quintessential part of London’s spring fashion landscape.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and its longtime No. 2 Steve Ballmer were in the audience in a tent erected on the expansive cricket field on the campus.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
While the Mumbai players were jubilant, Australian cricket great Meg Lanning cut a forlorn figure after Delhi’s heart-breaking eight-run defeat.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Founded by Pip Durell, who grew up wearing hand-me-down cricket jumpers and rugby shirts, WNU has crafted this timeless collection to celebrate both the preppy style and sporting tradition that has become a quintessential part of London’s spring fashion landscape.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and its longtime No. 2 Steve Ballmer were in the audience in a tent erected on the expansive cricket field on the campus.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cricket
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That gives you the flexibility to take on riskier investments, like allocating a higher percentage of your investments to equities.—
Keagan Ostop,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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At the close of trading on April 8, Stovall said, many U.S. equity market benchmarks posted their steepest declines during a nearly two-month sell-off for stocks.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Two years ago, liberal voters filed a lawsuit over state legislative districts after the liberals won a majority of the court, and the justices soon struck down maps that had given Republicans large majorities in the state legislature.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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These and many other student protests provide powerful strategies and lessons on resistance and how employees can advocate for workplace justice.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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That was probably a terrible decision, in fairness, but Meazza responded by faking a shot to fool a defender, then teed up Piola to score.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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When on the other hand his co-pilot has fallen short, as was the case last season (and in fairness, likely due at least in part to injury), with a line of 20.6 points, 5.6 assists and 4.3 boards on a meager 47.4% TS%, the Nuggets have fallen short, in that case leading to a second-round exit.—
Joel Rush,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Cricket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cricket. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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